hardness
Example Sentences
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It is a pas de deux of contrasts—roughness and polish, hardness and softness, danger and safety.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The laser-leading method also struggled to maintain the hardness required for success.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
You have to have what they wanted but with mental hardness, resilience and toughness combined with it.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
USC coach Lincoln Riley said after the Trojans’ victory in the Las Vegas Bowl, “There’s a toughness and a hardness that’s developing within this program.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2025
The hardness in his gaze was new, and the eyes were smaller and narrower, and in the corners were the firm prints of crow’s feet.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing hardness
Earth Science - Middle School
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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